November 2018 Newsletter
November 2018 Newsletter
Market Indices – November 2018 As of 10.31.2018 Stock Indices: Dow Jones 25,115 S&P 500 2,711 Nasdaq 7,305 Bond Sector Yields: 2 Yr Treasury 2.87% 10 Yr Treasury 3.15% 10 Yr Municipal 2.76% High Yield 7.08% YTD Market Returns: Dow Jones 1.60% S&P 500 1.43% Nasdaq 5.83% MSCI-EAFE -11.49% MSCI-Europe -12.21% MSCI-Pacific -10.41% MSCI-Emg Mkt [...]
Education Next –“The Gates Effective Teaching Initiative Fails to Improve Student Outcomes”
Please copy and paste the following link into your web browser to read the full article: https://educationnext.org/gates-effective-teaching-initiative-fails-improve-student-outcomes/
MIT Technology Review –“A team of AI algorithms just crushed humans in a complex computer game”
Please copy and past the following link into your web browser to read the full article: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611536/a-team-of-ai-algorithms-just-crushed-expert-humans-in-a-complex-computer-game/
Why Have Negative Nominal Interest Rates Had Such a Small Effect on Bank Performance? Cross Country Evidence
Please copy and paste the following link to to your web browser to read the full paper: https://www.frbsf.org/economic-research/files/wp2018-07.pdf
Market Update (all values as of 06.29.2018)
Stock Indices: Dow Jones 24,271 S&P 500 2,718 Nasdaq 7,510 Bond Sector Yields: 2 Yr Treasury 2.52% 10 Yr Treasury 2.85% 10 Yr Municipal 2.47% High Yield 6.35% YTD Market Returns: Dow Jones -1.81% S&P 500 1.67% Nasdaq 8.79% MSCI-EAFE -4.49% MSCI-Europe -5.23% MSCI-Pacific -3.32% MSCI-Emg Mkt -7.68% US Agg Bond -1.62% US Corp Bond [...]
July 2018 Newsletter
Newsletter-July-2018
Business Booms and Depressions since 1775
Copy and paste on the following link below to read the full Pamphlet/chart: https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/files/docs/publications/1943chart_busibooms.pdf
“‘What a dream come true:’ NHL ref and cancer survivor makes his U.S. Open debut”
Click on the following link below to read the full article: http://www.golf.com/tour-news/2018/06/12/us-open-2018-nhl-ref-garrett-rank-makes-golf-major-debut
Market Update (all values as of 05.31.2018)
Stock Indices: Dow Jones 24,415 S&P 500 2,705 Nasdaq 7,442 Bond Sector Yields: 2 Yr Treasury 2.40% 10 Yr Treasury 2.83% 10 Yr Municipal 2.43% High Yield 6.31% YTD Market Returns: Dow Jones -1.23% S&P 500 1.18% Nasdaq 7.80% MSCI-EAFE -3.15% MSCI-Europe -4.42% MSCI-Pacific -0.98% MSCI-Emg Mkt -3.26% US Agg Bond -1.50% US Corp Bond [...]